Michael Shannon

We've been Superman fans for quite a while--with super hotties like Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Tom Welling, and now Henry Cavill filling the title role (and its requisite skin-tight suit), it's not hard to see why. So we were beyond thrilled when Man of Steel's costume designer, Michael Wilkinson, agreed to answer our burning questions about his work on the blockbuster.
From Clark Kent's glasses to Lois Lane's designer workwear to the "incredible specimen of humanity" that is Henry Cavill, read on for Wilkinson's musings.